In class, we watched "The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World" via youtube it showed how statues such as The Colossus of Rhodes was built through leadership. What we learn from statues such as this one is that art is a story and that we can utilize these stories to better understand our history as a whole. Statues also made way for portraits that we see a lot today by many artists.
To imagine that at one point, art was created once by simple things such as water plants and sheets referred to as Papyrus is quite the amazing accomplishment given by the Egyptians during their time. They depicted goddesses and gods as symbols of social hierarchy.
Pyramids were an important influence in Egyptian art and history. Egyptians were highly skilled in architecture and built them out of limestone. Slaves were forced to move heavy blocks into placement with little or no pay. These pyramids were so skillfully crafted that they withstood the age of time. Not always were these pyramids built precisely. The video showed how The Pyramids of Giza were "trial and error" when it came to construction. Pyramids were built as tombs for Pharaohs who were viewed as gods during their time. There are many artists today that have taken the influence of pyramids and have modernized them such as Ieoh Ming Pei's "Louvre Pyramid" located in Paris, France.
Ancient Art is not only important when it comes to art today but also culturally significant. With each generation, we find ourselves growing and shifting from everything from laws to language spoken. If we do not know where we have come from, we cannot move forward with becoming individualized people. It's similar to fashion and how clothes can be worn popularly in the 70's and then again in the 90's.
Ieoh Ming Pei's "Louvre Pyramid"
Paris, France
Picture taken: 2012
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Louvre_Pyramid.jpg
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